This role is designed for a seasoned engineering executive with at least 15 years of experience, specifically at the intersection of Site Reliability Engineerin
Work type: remote
Location: Remote US
Salary: $300,000 – $360,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is designed for a seasoned engineering executive with at least 15 years of experience, specifically at the intersection of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and large-scale system architecture. You should have a proven track record of leading global, multi-disciplinary teams (SRE, systems, and full-stack) and the technical depth to navigate complex codebases while managing high-stakes incident response for financial services. The compensation is highly competitive, sticking to a transparent base range of **$300,000 - $360,000** (for high-cost areas) plus equity and an ESPP. Affirm is a **remote-first** company, offering significant geographical flexibility and standout perks, including 100% subsidized health premiums for you and your dependents, plus generous monthly "lifestyle" stipends for tech and wellness. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have successfully led SRE organizations through rapid scaling and high-availability demands. * Are comfortable collaborating with non-technical stakeholders in Legal, Risk, and Compliance. * Possess a "fail fast" mentality but prioritize ironclad operational excellence for consumer-facing products. * Can balance long-term strategic vision with the internal drive to hire and mentor a world-class engineering team.
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
As a Director of Site Reliability Engineering, you will own execution for reliability, availability, and operational excellence across Affirm’s global platform. You will be accountable for ensuring that our core services consistently meet high availability and performance expectations for both consumers and external partners, while evolving our systems to scale safely and efficiently.
In this role, you will build and mature best-in-class reliability practices, including incident response, risk management, and operational lifecycle programs, embedding resilience into every stage of development. You will partner closely with Product, Security, Enterprise Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Engineering leaders to proactively identify and mitigate systemic risks across the organization.
You will hire, grow, and lead a diverse, global team of SREs, systems engineers, and full-stack engineers, fostering a culture that values learning, experimentation, and accountability. As a senior technical leader, you will balance hands-on technical depth with strategic leadership, helping Affirm move fast while maintaining the trust of our users and partners at scale.
What you’ll do
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Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $300,000 - $360,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $267,000 - $327,000
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We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
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